History Characters / MortalKombatQuanChi

* HatedByAll: As his intros demonstrate, Quan Chi is one of the most loathed characters in the roster (more than even Shang Tsung). Everyone either distrusts him, hates him or wants him dead; his {{Mirror Match}}es show that Quan Chi can't even get along with ''himself''. His alliance with Shang Tsung is his only positive relationship, and even then, their intros suggest that they're keeping secrets from each other and that their partnership isn't quite as stable as it seems.

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: A Netherrealm demon in the previous timelines, an Outworlder here.

* ControlFreak: Implied. He's ''very'' miffed at losing control of Ashrah, and in her tower ending [[spoiler:actively fights her to retain control of Sareena. Quan Chi does not suffer the theft of his minions lightly, despite not valuing them beyond that.]]

-->'''Johnny Cage:''' [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Good night, sweet]] Film/PrinceOfDarkness.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: Quan Chi makes use of anyone who can either be convinced or coerced into working for him, forming alliances with both Nitara ([[OurVampiresAreDifferent a Vaeternian]]) and Darrius and Havik (both Seidan, albeit [[CulturalRebel atypical ones]]) to secure their aid and employing Netherrealm demons as his personal servants. Gender is likewise irrelevant to him, as he has no problem employing the Sisterhood of Shadow as his top enforcers (though at least some of them [[BrainwashedAndCrazy might not be working for him willingly]]).
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Having embraced a life of evil [[EvilFeelsGood and loving every minute of it]], Quan Chi doesn't understand why Ashrah seeks anything more than that; he mocks her quest for redemption and sees no point in her trying to be anything other than a Netherrealm demon ([[{{Hypocrite}} despite his own twisted ambitions being far grander]].

* FalseProphet: [[spoiler:While serving Sindel's court, Quan Chi makes a number of predictions that seem to come true (through the intervention of either Quan Chi himself or Shang Tsung), all for the sake of manipulating her and General Shao for the sake of souring them on Liu Kang.]]

* HatedByAll: As his intros demonstrate, Quan Chi is one of the most loathed characters in the roster (more than even Shang Tsung), everyone either distrusts him, hates him or wants him dead; his {{Mirror Match}}es show that Quan Chi can't even get along with ''himself''. His alliance with Shang Tsung is his only positive relationship, and even then, their intros suggest that they're keeping secrets from each other and that their partnership isn't quite as stable as it seems.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Quan Chi used a Soul Stealer to harvest the souls of the Living Forest to create Ermac. Once a few of those souls are freed by Ashrah and Kenshi, one attacks Quan Chi, painfully devouring part of the sorcerer's own soul and rendering him unconscious.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Creating Ermac ultimately does more to help the heroes than the villains; using souls from the Living Forest to create the gestalt being allows one of those souls, Emperor Jerrod, to take control of Ermac's body, giving the heroes a powerful new ally.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:During the Battle of Armageddon, Quan Chi agrees with Shang Tsung that Raiden is unbearable, but tells his partner that it's "tomorrow's problem", and the sorcerers opt to focus on the issue at hand.]]

Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion I (Hanzo Hasashi)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot (Bi-Han)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II/Scorpion II (Kuai Liang)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn/General Shao]] | Quan Chi | [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]

* HatedByAll: As his intros demonstrate, Quan Chi is one of the most loathed characters in the roster, everyone either distrusts him, hates him or wants him dead; his {{Mirror Match}}es show that Quan Chi can't even get along with ''himself''. His alliance with Shang Tsung is his only positive relationship, and even then, their intros suggest that they're keeping secrets from each other and that their partnership isn't quite as stable as it seems.

* CompositeCharacter: His ending in ''Mortal Kombat 1'' implies that Quan Chi will take Shinnok's place as TheDarkLord.

* AGodAmI: In an intro with Scorpion, Quan Chi dismisses Kuai Liang's disgust that he draws power from the Netherrealm, insisting that doing so destines him to be a god among men.

* NotMeThisTime: When Syzoth threatens to avenge [[spoiler:his family's murder]] upon him, Quan Chi claims that Shang Tsung did the deed long before the two sorcerers ever met.

* EvilSoundsDeep: This wicked sorcerer's voice was deep as hell in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' through ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon''. Not quite as much now, but almost as deep as Shao Kahn's in modern titles. His portrayal in ''Scorpion's Revenge'' fluctuates between this and GutturalGrowler.

* HatedByAll: As his intros demonstrate, Quan Chi is one of the most loathed characters in the roster; his {{Mirror Match}}es show that Quan Chi can't even get along with ''himself''. His alliance with Shang Tsung is his only positive relationship, and even then, their intros suggest that they're keeping secrets from each other and that their partnership isn't quite as stable as it seems.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Less prominent than in his previous incarnation, but Quan Chi is as treacherous as he ever was. An intro where Smoke accuses him of having betrayed everyone he's ever met has Quan Chi shamelessly remark that that sounds about right.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: An intro with Kenshi has the blind swordsman say that he doesn't want to see Quan Chi in Earthrealm; Quan Chi tastelessly replies that Kenshi can't "see" him at all.

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: [[spoiler:Originally a demon, ''Mortal Kombat 1'' changes Quan Chi into an Edenian, as part of Liu Kang's effort to give his most dangerous enemies harmless, mundane lives in the New Era.]]